The Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC), with present president Romell Knowles (who was then the secretary general) as the chief executive officer, organized the finest Commonwealth Youth Games to date.

There are some hang-over issues though, a full two years since the 2017 July 18-25 sports extravaganza in New Providence, our capital island.

A significant first for The Bahamas was the Commonwealth Queen’s Baton Relay. The relay throughout Commonwealth countries leading up to the games, which further connected Queen Elizabeth II to the nations under her domain, began in 1958 for the Cardiff, Wales senior event. However, in 2017, the baton relay was a dimension for the very first time at the Commonwealth Youth Games.

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